Martin Matthew Possin ^{1 2 3 4 5}

  General Notes:

On all census records, the age of Martin Possin was consistently overstated by exactly one year. Perhaps he thought his date of birth was 11 Nov 1800 instead of 11 Nov 1801. On the Passenger Ship's Manifest when he sailed from Germany to the US in 1848, his age was stated as 48 which would seem to indicate that his proper year of birth was 1800. Only his obituaries and gravestone seem to indicate 1801. No birth records from Germany have been discovered.
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  Burial Notes:

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  Noted events in his life were:

1. Immigration, 31 May 1848, New York, New York, New York, United States. Hamburg to New York, Aboard the Vessel Emma Heyn
Arrived in New York: 31 May 1848

Country of Origin: Deutschland
Family Number: 1004536
Ship Name: Emma Heyn
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Port of Arrival: New York
Arrival Date: 31 May 1848
National Archives Series: M237
Microfilm No. 72

1. POSSIN, Martin (Male) Age: 48
2. POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 42
3. POSSIN, Maria (Female) Age: 18
4. **POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 14
5. POSSIN, Caroline (Female) Age: 11
6. POSSIN, Dorothea (Female) Age: 6
7. POSSIN, Louisa (Female) Age: 2
8. POSSIN, Ernest (Female) Age: 1
Martin Possin and his family emigrated directly to Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin

2. Naturalization, 2 August 1848, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. Martin Possin filed a Declaration of Intent for Naturalization on 2 Aug 1848 at Dodge County, Wisconsin
Source: University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, WI, Forrest R. Polk Library, by Joshua Ranger, Archivist; www.uwosh.edu/archives,18 Apr 2003 Copy in possession of Robert Westphal.

3. 1850 US Census, 23 July 1850, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 226B, Roll 996, Household 107
Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
Matthew Posen..49..Prussia..Farmer

(Living with wife and 7 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Nov 1801, then his age should have been 48 instead of 49.

4. 1860 US Census, 16 June 1860, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1406, Dwelling 267, Family 289
Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
Martin Possin..59..PRUSSIA..Farmer

(Living with wife and 5 children.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Nov 1801, then his age should have been 58 instead of 59.

5. 1870 US Census, 18 July 1870, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 43A, Roll 1711, Dwelling 301, Family 308
Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
Martin Buzene..69..PRUSSIA..Farmer

(Living with wife and son.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Nov 1801, then his age should have been 68 instead of 69.

6. 1880 US Census, 7 June 1880, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 8D, District 23, Dwelling 56, Family 66, Roll 1423
Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
Martin Possin..Head..79..PRUSSIA..Stone Mason

(Living with wife.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 11 Nov 1801, then his age should have been 78 instead of 79.

7. Obituary: Dodge County Pioneer, 21 November 1889, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. On Friday the 15th of November, in the morning at 9 o'clock, at the age of 88 years and three days, Mr. Martin Possin who lives at the home of his son Julius Possin in the Town of Theresa, gently passed away. He had been blind for two and a half years. Otherwise however he was healthy and in bed for only two days before his death. He was born on the 11th of November 1801 in the Oderbruch, and was married in 1825 to his wife Sophie, born Jaenicke, who died on the 7th of July 1881. In 1848 the couple came to America and directly to the Town of Theresa, where they have resided since. He leaves a son and seven daughters, whom are all married, and four children having died previously in the old homeland. The funeral took place on Sunday afternoon after a service at Saint Paul's Church in the Town of Theresa, and was performed by Pastor W. Bessmann. Peace be to the departed.

(Source: Dodge County Pioneer (German language newspaper), 21 Nov 1889, Translated by Robert Westphal, 5/2003)
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8. Obituary: Dodge County Citizen, 28 November 1889, Dodge, Minnesota, United States. Martin Possin died at the home of his son, in the town of Theresa, November 15th, aged 88 years. For over two years he has been blind. He came to America in 1948, and moved direct to the town of Theresa. He was married in 1825, his wife dying 8 years ago.

(Source: Dodge County Citizen, 28 Nov 1889, Page 3)
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Martin married Anna Sophia Jänicke, daughter of Christoph Jänicke and Anna Sophia Schmäschke, in 1825 in Oderbruch, Brandenburg, Germany.¹ (Anna Sophia Jänicke was born on 12 December 1806 in Neu Langsow, Oderbruch, Brandenburg, Prussia,⁶ died on 7 July 1881 in Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States ⁶ and was buried on 9 July 1881 in Saint Peters Cemetery, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States ⁶.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

1. Immigration, 31 May 1848, New York, New York, New York, United States. Immigration into the US from Germany:
Country of Origin: Deutschland
Family Number: 1004536
Ship Name:...Emma Heyn
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Port of Arrival:... New York
Arrival Date: May 31, 1848
Nat'l. Archives Series: M237
Microfilm No. 72
1. POSSIN, Martin (Male) Age: 48
2. POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 42
3. POSSIN, Maria (Female) Age: 18
4. POSSIN, Anna (Female) Age: 14
5. POSSIN, Caroline (Female) Age: 11
6. POSSIN, Dorothea (Female) Age: 6
7. POSSIN, Louisa (Female) Age: 2
8. POSSIN, Ernest (Female) Age: 1
Martin Possin and his family emigrated directly to Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin
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2. 1850 US Census, 23 July 1850, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ² 1850 US Census
Page 226B, Roll 996, Household 107
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Matthew Posen..49..Prussia..Farmer
Sophia Posen..44..Prussia
Maria Posen..21..Prussia
Sophia Posen..17..Prussia
Wilhelmine Posen..14..Prussia
Dorothea Posen..8..Prussia
Louisa Posen..6..Prussia
Alina Posen..4..Prussia
Augusta Posen..2..WI

3. 1860 US Census, 16 June 1860, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ³ 1860 US Census
Page 41, Roll 1406, Dwelling 267, Family 289
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Martin Possin..59..PRU..Farmer
Sophie Possin..50..PRU
Dorothea Possin..19..PRU..Servant girl
Louise Possin..17..PRU
Ernestine Possin..14..PRU
Augusta Possin..12..WI
Tulius Possin..10..WI

NOTE - All of the children's ages were overstated by one year.

4. 1870 US Census, 18 July 1870, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ⁴ 1870 US Census
Page 43A, Roll 1711, Dwelling 301, Family 308
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Martin Buzene..69..PRUS..Farmer
Sophia Buzene..64..PRUS..Keeping House
Julius Buzene..20..WI..At Home

5. Residence, 1872, Theresa Township, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. 1872 Dodge County, WI Directory
Husband: Martin Possin
Gender: White Male
Occupation: Farmer
Assets: Owns Home
Age & Birthplace: 71, Germany
Parent's Bithplaces: Germany
Wife: Sophia Possin
Age & Birthplace: 66, Germany
Parent's Birthplaces: Germany
Occupation: Keeping House

Owns 40 acres in the northwest corner of Section 20,
Theresa Township, Dodge County, Wisconsin

6. 1880 US Census, 7 June 1880, Theresa, Dodge, Wisconsin, United States. ¹ 1880 US Census
Page 8D, District 23, Dwelling 56, Family 66, Roll 1423
Theresa, Dodge County, Wisconsin
Martin Possin..Head..79..PRUS..Stone Mason
Sophia Possin..Wife..75..PRUS..Keeping House
Julius Possin..Son..30..WI..Farmer
Caroline Possin..Wife..27..MECHLENBERG.. Keeping House
William Possin..Son..8..WI
Albert Possin..Son..5..WI
Julius Possin..Son..3..WI
Emma Possin..Dau..1..WI